{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.21","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 12.21","heading":"CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.","body":"An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by:\n(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000;\n(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or\n(3) both such fine and confinement.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 3. PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 12. PUNISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER B. ORDINARY MISDEMEANOR PUNISHMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.12.htm#12.21","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"d239f89513c7cf6421a0715fa4390ed9055a8ac7be2675ec9f21fc2654f29a57","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.04","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}